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Priya Bellino
Head of Sustainability Solutions Group APAC
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
View LinkedIn profilePriya is the Head of the Sustainability Solutions Group, Asia Pacific at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Based in Singapore, Priya is responsible for leading SMBC’s sustainable finance initiatives in Asia Pacific. Working with a dedicated team of ESG specialists, she drives SMBC’s continued ESG ambitions and growth across the region.
Before joining SMBC, Priya led the ASEAN Sustainable Finance and ESG solutions practice at EY. In her role, she led engagements and relationships across banks, insurers, asset managers and regional regulators, addressing ESG frameworks for fixed income origination, sustainable investment frameworks, ESG risk integration, climate risk assessment, decarbonization strategies and ESG regulatory preparedness.
Prior to EY, Priya led her own independent sustainability consulting firm Aquabaleno, collaborating on carbon market research with Imperial College London and the Singapore Green Finance Centre, in addition to supporting climate scenario analysis for a US bank and a wealth fintech.
Priya’s pivot into sustainable finance is rooted in a 17-year career at investment bank Goldman Sachs in London and Singapore, where she focused on credit risk management, OTC derivatives and securitized debt.
Priya holds a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from Cambridge University, Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate from the Global Association of Risk Professionals, and a Certificate in Sustainable Business from Singapore Management University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Geography from University College London.
Speaking At
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12:15–1:45pmMon 16 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 1Invite-Only
Enabling The Next Wave Of Innovation
Connecting the Capital Stack: Financing Climate Innovation from First Risk to Scale
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Davina HoDirector (Interim), Investor PracticeAIGCC
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Mervyn TangInvestment Director, Global Equities & Head of Sustainability, APACSchroders
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Mervin TeoPartnerFullerton Fund Management
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Nikita AsthanaGlobal Head, Sustainability FinanceOlam Agri
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Priya BellinoHead of Sustainability Solutions Group APACSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
About this session
The ClimateTech financing conversation has moved beyond simply identifying where capital is underinvested. The challenge now is capital coordination, across asset classes, investment stages, and between public and private capital.
ClimateTech companies typically require more capital, longer commercialisation timelines, and longer paths to exit. Yet grants, venture equity, growth capital, credit, project finance and infrastructure capital operate with different mandates, risk appetites and time horizons, often with limited coordination between them.
This fragmentation creates challenges on both sides: founders face financing gaps as they move from innovation to scale, while investors may be asked to take risks or accept timelines that do not fit their mandates.
The roundtable will examine where these disconnects occur and how stronger capital coordination and public-private coordination can create better conditions for both ClimateTech companies seeking to scale and investors seeking sustainable risk-adjusted returns.
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